Ruth 3:10

Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Boaz addresses Ruth at the threshing floor immediately after she identifies herself as his servant and requests he spread his garment as her kinsman-redeemer.

The words — The Hebrew חַסְדֵּ֥/ךְ (chas.De/kh) translates as "your loyalty" and הָ/אַחֲר֖וֹן (ha./'a.cha.Ron) means "the latter," marking a direct comparison between her current action and her previous conduct.

The thread — This measure of loyalty connects to Ruth 2:20, where Naomi credits the LORD with kindness toward both the living and the dead, and to 1 Corinthians 13:4, which outlines the patient and kind nature of covenant love.

Why it lands — The text records Boaz observing that Ruth deliberately declined younger men regardless of their wealth, demanding that readers assess whether their own choices serve established commitments or merely shift with circumstance.

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The Hebrew words

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said בְּרוּכָ֨הbe.ru.Khah[be] blessed אַ֤תְּ'atyou לַֽיהוָה֙la./Yah.wehby/ Yahweh בִּתִּ֔יbi.T/iO daughter/ my הֵיטַ֛בְתְּhei.Tavtyou have made good חַסְדֵּ֥ךְchas.De/khloyalty/ your הָאַחֲר֖וֹןha./'a.cha.Ron<the>/ latter מִן־min-more than הָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha./ri.Shon<the>/ former לְבִלְתִּי־le./vil.ti-to/ not לֶ֗כֶתLe.khetto go אַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.Reiafter הַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםha./Ba.chu.Rimthe/ young men אִם־'im-whether דַּ֖לdalpoor וְאִם־ve./'im-and/ or עָשִֽׁיר׃'a.Shirrich

King James Version

And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

Cross-references

Ruth 2:20 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Ruth 1:8 Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.
Ruth 2:4 Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.